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Two special chemicals can stop certain viruses from growing in lab tests by messing up how the viruses build their parts, which might help fight these types of viruses.
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Antiviral Activity of the Zinc Ionophores Pyrithione and Hinokitiol against Picornavirus Infections
Cross-Sectional Study
In Vitro
2009 JanThe study shows that pyrithione and hinokitiol stop certain viruses from multiplying by messing with how the virus builds its proteins, which is exactly what the claim says.
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